Non-refillable bottle.



No. 891 319. PATENTED JUNE 2a, 1908';

W. WINTERS.

.NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. 'APPLIGATION FILED 0OT.1 Z,1907.

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WILLIAM WINTERS, OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

NON-'REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 12, 1907.

Patented June 23, 1908.

Serial No. 397,203.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WINTERS,

citizen of the United States, residing Grand Island, in the county of State of Nebraska, have invented certain new liquid and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles, the object being to provide a simple economical and novel construction, whereby the liquid may be poured out, and which will prevent the refilling of the bottle.

With this object in view, my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 is a cross section of the top of a bottle showing my improved stopping means applie thereto. Fig. 2 is a side view of the valve casing detached. Fig. 3 is a side view of the valve. Fig. 4 is a side view of the removable valve seat. Fig. 5 is across section of a modified form of valve, and Fig. 6 is a side view of said modified form.

0 represents the bottle having a neck I), which is flared outwardly as shown at c, an terminates in the ordinary thickened end cl, which, when the bottle is shipped, may be closed by an ordinary stopper, not shown. Within the flaredportion 0 is located a cork stopper e adapted to fit said flared portion, and which has a central aperture Within which arelocated the valve casing and valve.

f represents the valve casing, preferably corrugated on the outside, as shown at 9, so that it will be firmly retained within the cork c. This valve casing is entirely open at the bottom, and is provided with a screw thread at its lower end, with which the screwthreaded hollow valve seat h is adapted to en- The valve casing is provided with an internal valve stop i, and with a conical top 9' holes m being provided for the escape of the liquid when the bottle is inverted.

The valve is shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6. As shown in Fig. 3 it consists of a disk n having a l Connected to the Hall and i provided with orifices r a beveled edge, and terminating in guides 0. disk 01, are the upright guide with an upper ring g, through which the can escape when the bottle is being drained. Above the ring q, a plurality of pieces 10, which connect followguide pieces 8 are provided. The valve shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is of similar construction, and is provided with guides t, a valve face a, a discharge tube 12 connected to the valve by uprights w, and a retaining ring :1; provided with draining perforations y.

The valve and valve casing are preferably made of hard rubber, making'a cheap and convenient device, but, of course, they may be made of metal, if desired.

In assembling the parts the valve is first placed in the valve casing, and the valve seat h screwed home with a screw driver. The valve casing is then put into the cork e, the whole forced by any ordinary pusher into the neck of the bottle, and when it reaches the enlarged portion 0 of the neck of the bottle, the cork eXpands,'holding the whole firmly in the bottle, so that it cannot be removed without breaking the bottle, or breaking the stopping device.

Having thus described my claim 1-- 1. The combination of a bottle with an enlargement, an annu adapted to fit in said valve casing provided with a valve firmly seated in said annular cork, said valve casing bein provided with a depressed conical head and outlet openings near its top, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a bottle provided with an enlargement in its neck, an annular cork adapted to fit. therein, a hollow valve casing provided with a closed head and with openings near its to said casing fitting tightly in said cork and being provided with and a sliding valve 'prosubstaninvention, I

provided ar cork internal valve seats, vided with guiding PIOjGGiilOIlS, tially as described.

3. A stopper for bottles comprising an annular cork, a hollow valve casing fitting in said cork and provided with a closed inversely conical top with discharge openings near said top, and with valve seats and a enlargement, and a r valve (provided with guiding projections I valve provided with guiding projections, and 1C ada te to slide in said valve casing, substana stop mounted in said valve casing, substan tial y as described. I tially as described.

4. A stopper for bottles comprisin an an- In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature,

nular cork, a valve casing roughened on the J in presence of two witnesses.

outside tightly fitting in said cork, said valve WILLIAM WINTERS. casin being hollow and provided with an in- Witnesses:

verse y conical top, with discharge openings R. E. RIBY,

near its top and with valve seats, and a disk 1 ARTHUR DENNEY. 

